Young Ghanaian Woman Breaks Barriers, Earns PhD in Applied Statistics
She expressed deep gratitude to her academic mentors, family, and the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for their unwavering support throughout her educational pursuits.
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Mumuni Napari Hanifa, a 28-year-old from Tamale, Ghana, has made history by earning a PhD in Applied Statistics from the University for Development Studies, becoming the youngest woman from her city to achieve this academic milestone.
In a recent LinkedIn post, Hanifa shared her inspiring journey, reflecting on her childhood fear of mathematics and how she overcame it to reach this point. She expressed deep gratitude to her academic mentors, family, and the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for their unwavering support throughout her educational pursuits.
With a bachelor's degree in Statistics and a master's in Mathematics, Hanifa currently serves as a lecturer at Tamale Technical University. She is now exploring postdoctoral opportunities to further her academic career.
